“Know It All No 2 Pencil Set”
“Know It All No 2 Pencil Set” on Etsy, lovely.
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Giant gramophone plays the earth
The Alunda Church Choir put their backs into this performance titled “Harvest” using the land-amplifying terrafon instrument. The piece, created by Olle Cornéer and Martin Lübcke, is apparently part of an ongoing series (requiring some very sturdy and determined participants). Read more over at Create Digital Music.
Synchronized iPod touch grid
When I first saw this proof of concept synchronized grid of iPods I wondered why somebody would go through all the trouble. I have to catch myself when I think like this. Sometimes it’s best to just appreciate the polychromatic glow and short staccato chirping for what it is.
Catena clock tells time with a chain
If there’s one thing I can’t get enough of, it is funny ways to tell time, and this catena wall clock definitely fits the bill.
Sled coffee table
I’m digging this sled coffee table and rug, built by design firm Duffy London. The concept of suggesting a narrative through simple things such as a rug cut to look like snow with tracks in it seems really compelling to me.
‘Teeny Ted’ is worlds smallest book?
Reaching for your glasses won’t help you read this book. Teeny Ted from Turnip Town, written by Robert Chaplin, is written on tablets only 11×15 microns (1/1000 of a millimeter) wide.
Artist’s golden penny found in circulation
Jack Daws made ten counterfeit pennies from gold for an art show in LA in 2007. He put one of the pennies into circulation at the airport, possibly never to see it again. Well, just last month, Jessica in Brooklyn found the penny, which is worth about a hundred dollars. “The artwork looks like a […]